AMS Final Budget Fiscal Year

Overview Final Budget Summary Process and Features Finances: o Revenues o Expenditures o Balance o Changes Future Challenges Recommendations

Final Budget Summary Summary of Code: Article 8(4): Final Budget shall include: Previous Year’s Budget Previous Year’s Actual Amounts Variances Next Fiscal Year’s Budget Projections Detailed Breakdown of Revenues and Expenditures within each Department

Features of the Budget Decentralized process Involvement of departments/ consultations Bottom- up approach Involvement of all departments Ongoing consultations Ongoing communication/ multiple rounds of review Zero based Full justification of expenses Sustainability and future planning Long term vision/ fiscal year in perspective Creative thinking Not following previous budgets/ reorganization Realistic planning/avoiding budgeting slack Overestimation of expenses/ underestimation of revenues Solution: Required justifications and multiple rounds of review

Process Internal review of Previous Year Departments: –Documents sent: handbook, budget template for each department –Required Documents: filled budget template, priorities, justifications, statement, presentation Review and Adjustment by the VP Finance Meetings: VP Finance and Executives; Executive Director and Departments’ Managers Final Review, adjustments, consolidation Submission to the Budget Committee Budget Committee’s review –Meetings with heads of departments and executives Adjustments of the Budget, provision of additional information Submission to the AMS Council

Finances Revenues:Amount: Fees$18,414,000 Businesses’ Contribution$350,000 Investments$350,000 Transfers to the Budgets$689,000 Expenditures:Amount: Student Government$892,000 Student Services$598,000 Administration$893,000 Programs and Publications$494,000 Non- Discretionary Allocations$16,592,000 Budget$2,319,109

AMS Student Fees

Businesses’ Contribution and Investments Business Contribution: $350,000 o Initial recommendation from BAGB $250,000 o Year-to-Date numbers allow for optimistic forecast o Decreased costs Investments: $350,000 o Disposal of Whistler Lodge- Additional $1.5 million

Overhead The total cost of Overhead is evenly divided between both sides of the Society o Businesses $893,000 o Student Government $893,000 The Overhead Includes: o Administration o Information Technology o Executive Offices (Businesses) o Human Resources

Balance The Budget includes: o Transfers from Funds: $412,237 o One time expenditures: $50,000 o Contingency: $81,444 o Increased Businesses’ Contribution by: $100,000 FISCAL YEAR PREDICTED SURPLUS $252,383 Fiscal Year Deficit of $208,410

Future Challenges Date of Transition of Executives Fluctuating Contribution from Businesses Clearing of the Reserves

Recommendations Creation of Long- Term Financial Plan Review of Internal Financial Structure Fee Referendum: o AMS Fees o AMS/GSS Health and Dental Plan Fees Restructure Budget Template, Accounts, Categories etc.